Improvement in horse hay-rakes



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Horse Hay-Rake.

No.. 222,958. y Patented Dec. 23,1879.

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WILLIAM soUTH, or HAeEEsTowN, MARYLAND, AssIeNon To HIMsELF AND JOHN o. sMITH, oF sAME PLAGE IMPROVEMENT IN HORSE HAY-RAKES' Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 222,958, dated December 23, 187); application led August 7, 1879.

To all whom 'it may concern:

` Hagerstown, in the county of Washington and State of Maryland, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Horse Hay- Rakes; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, which will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the let ters ot' reference marked thereon, which form a part of' this specitcation.

This invention relates to an improvement in horse hay-rakes; and it `consists in the combination and arrangement of parts, as will be hereinafter more fully set forth.

In the annexed drawings, Figure l is a plan view. Fig. 2 is a section on line mx, Fig. l. Fig. 3 is a I'ront view, partly in section. Fig. 4. shows details; and Fig. 5 is a detail view, showing the connection of the lever and the rod.

A A represent the side bars, and B1 Bz the cross-bars, of the frame. To the cross-bar B2 are` attached the cleaners a.

Secured to the side bars, A, by means ot' straps b, is the axle C. Said axle is hollow,

being made of gaspipe or other suitable material.

D represents a rod passing through said axle, and operated by means of a rock-shaft, c. This rod D has attached to it links w :11, which hook over a bar, d, passing through the rock-shaft c and working in a slot, c, on the under sideof the axle. The rock-shaft c is attached to the bar B by means of a strap,

and is set into the bar B2.

The said rod D s'also provided with loops f j' at either end, through which are passed pins g g, working' in slots h h in the aXle.

E E represent friction-plates, provided on their outer sides with lugs or projections fi, adapted to engage in notches k in the hubs of the Wheels.

F represents the rake-head attached to the standards G, which are hung on the a-Xle, and to which are attached the friction-plates H H.

I I represent the rake-teeth, made of the form shown, passing through the rake-head, and secured in the loops l by means of pins m.

K represents a sliding'hooked rod, adapted to be operated by the drivers foot, which is used to hold the rake down when desired.

Said sliding hooked rod is provided at its forward end with a slot, which works on a piu passing up through said slot and attached to the bar B', and its rear end is attached to a lever, L, secured to the rake-head.

M is a hook, adapted to hold the rake up when desired.

N is a seat, attached to the bar B in any suitable manner, and O O are the wheels.

rIhe operation is as follows: The lugs i on the friction-plates E are of suchlength as to admit of a certain lateral movement ot' said plates on the axle, while they are always in gear with the hubs of the driving-wheels, so as to be constantly rotated by them. The arm of the rock-shaft c, being pressed upon by the foot, draws the i'riction-plates`E at each end of the axle against the plates H ou the rake-head, which frictional contact causes the rake to be raised by the forward motion of the wheels to relieve itseltl of its load, and as soon as the foot is taken ott' the lever the rakedrops back into position by its own gravity. The foot is then placed on the sliding hooked rod K, and the rake is held down until it is desired to be again raised.

It will also be observed that the manner of securing the rake-teeth to the head by means ofthe pins, as shown, provides a simple and cheap mode ot' attachment, and, should one of the teeth become displaced by the brealr ing of the pin, it could be readily and easily replaced.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

ln'a horse hay-rake, the hollow axle C, rod D, having links :v rv, rock-shaft c, having bar d, friction-plates E H, and pins'g g, in combination with the wheels O O, standards Gr G, and rake, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereunto affixed my signature in presence of two witnesses.

WILLIAM SOUTH.

Witnesses:

S. S. DowNIN, GEO. G. SoLLrDAY. 

